P&G commissions its first in-house solar plant in Hyd facility

20 Apr 2021 Editorial Team

Procter & Gamble (P&G) announced the commissioning of its first in-house solar plant at the company’s Hyderabad manufacturing site. This is P&G’s first site in India and only the fifth manufacturing site globally to house a solar plant.

Spread over 16,000 sq m and comprising nearly 3,000 panels, the in-house solar plant is said to have a capacity of 1 MW clean energy production and aims to reduce P&G’s carbon footprint by an estimated 1,030 metric tonne (mt) annually.

Sachin Sharma, Plant Head at Hyderabad manufacturing site, P&G India said, “We are committed to reducing our impact and accelerating our progress on sustainability. All our sites in India are zero manufacturing waste to landfill and in 2020, we achieved 100% recycling of multi-layered plastic waste as part of our extended producers’ responsibility. We are building partnerships with external organisations, in India, like Circulate Capital, Alliance to End Plastic Waste, and waste management organisations to find sustainable business solutions. In 2019, we also announced vGROW Environmental Sustainability fund of Rs 200 crore to invest in sustainable solutions with partners and suppliers.”

The Hyderabad site is P&G’s largest manufacturing plant in India focused on producing its fabric care brands Ariel and Tide, personal care brand Gillette and baby care brand Pampers.

P&G serves consumers in India with brands, including Vicks, Ariel, Tide, Whisper, Olay, Gillette, AmbiPur, Pampers, Pantene, Oral-B, Head & Shoulders and Old Spice.

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